The port of Agadir

The history of the “Agadir Oufella” Kasbah is intimately linked to the sheltering waters it overlooks. Initially there was no port as such but a simple roadstead for high-sea vessels. Before the first Portuguese settlement, there was no stronghold on the shore either, but foreign merchants nonetheless came to trade, barter, and traffic, and it was extremely interesting for trade as it welcomed trans-Saharan trade caravans from Bled Es-Sudan.

In the 16th century, the first maritime maps showing docking points along the coast of southern Morocco, the harbour was then known as “Porto Mesguina”.

Port activity has been subject to the ebb and Flow of history: flourishing in the 17" century, Agadir port was forced to close in the 18” century to accommodate Mogacor (Essaouira), and then reopened in the early 20" century to become what is today a large fishing and
container port leading the economic boom of an entire region.